Turkey earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 10 km S of Balya, Turkey

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Balya, Turkey on Sun, Dec 9, 1990, 1:04 PM GMT+2 (11:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-09 11:04:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.655° N, 27.576° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.9Western Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.819 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.417 km WSW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.37 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13080 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.71 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.710 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.39 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.810 km NE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.29 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.78 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.516 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 13076 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.32 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13076 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.69 km S of Balya, Turkey · 13075 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.53 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.713 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.413 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13070 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.1Western Turkey · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.110 km NE of Erdek, Turkey · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.420 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.20 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.58 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 3.16 km SSW of Gönen, Turkey · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.210 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.36 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.53 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.216 km SW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.12 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.12 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.24 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.32 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.56 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.57 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.29 km NNE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.821 km WNW of Yenice, Turkey · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.815 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.611 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 3.216 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13056 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.62 km SSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.810 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 13054 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 3.015 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 13053 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.86 km ENE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13053 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.64 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13052 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.710 km E of K?n?k, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.67 km W of Soma, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 3.210 km ESE of Çan, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.4Western Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.65 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.910 km SW of Akhisar, Turkey · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.6Western Turkey · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.516 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.65 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.41 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.46 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.42 km E of Soma, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.46 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.77 km SW of Akhisar, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.24 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.38 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.21 km NW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13082 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.013 km SSW of Gönen, Turkey · 13082 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.320 km NNW of Gönen, Turkey · 13084 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.42 km S of Soma, Turkey · 13085 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.33 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13087 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.411 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.413 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.28 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.52 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.09 km E of Manyas, Turkey · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.63 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.79 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.41 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.28 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.48 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.45 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.917 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.46 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13093 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004hwq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.